The numbers are mostly in, with 61 percent of Junior Market companies reporting increased profit results for the second quarter, with a 44 percent improvement in after tax profits over the same period in 2025.
The first quarter showed a similar trend, with only 51 percent of companies reporting improved results. In spite of this major improvement, the Junior Market is down 15 percent for the year up to Last Friday, with only nine Junior Market stocks gaining more than 5 percent for the year to date.
What the company results are pointing to is the potential for more gains in the months ahead if current trends holds.
Included in ICTOP10 Junior Market list are Image Plus, MFS Capital and RA Williams. Some of the best performances in stocks, come from unlikely sources, an example is that many investors missed 163 percent rise in Jetcon share price year to date.
Kintyre, suspended for failure to file audited results, has the potential to be a big winner, if management settles down and runs the existing business and gets rid of the non-core assets. It has the potential on paper to do well but is not without risks. ICInsider.com gathers that the audited accounts should be available by early September, with trading in the stock resuming soon after. Also of import, the subsidiary Visual Vibes will be expanding the number of locations for screens, which ICInsider.com gathers are in high demand. This will boost revenues and profit for the group. Caribbean Brokers reported better second quarter results than the loss in the first quarter, with ICInsider.com forecasting a strong second half that ought to restore profits back to normal levels. They will also benefit from reduced costs based on the ending of their operations in New Kingston.
Express Catering will benefit from the recovery expected in the tourism sector in the coming months and is one worth acquiring at current low prices. Caribbean Cream put in an impressive first quarter, with the price around $2, the upside is great, with projected earnings of 55 cents per share and RA Williams has returned to profit making and should deliver attractive gains in the months ahead. Image Plus and MFS Capital have been expanding with acquisitions and or expansion of existing business lines.